国家统计局：8月份工业生产者出厂价格同比降幅收窄

Core Insights - In August 2025, the national industrial producer price index (PPI) decreased by 2.9% year-on-year, with the decline narrowing by 0.7 percentage points compared to the previous month, and month-on-month prices remained stable after a 0.2% decline [1] Group 1: Year-on-Year Changes in Industrial Producer Prices - In August, the prices of production materials fell by 3.2%, contributing approximately 2.40 percentage points to the overall decline in the PPI. The mining industry saw a significant price drop of 11.5%, while raw materials and processing industries experienced declines of 4.1% and 2.2%, respectively [2] - Prices of living materials decreased by 1.7%, impacting the overall PPI by about 0.45 percentage points. Food prices fell by 1.7%, while clothing prices remained stable, and general daily goods prices increased by 0.4%. Durable consumer goods prices dropped by 3.7% [2] - In terms of purchase prices, fuel and power prices decreased by 9.7%, chemical raw materials by 6.2%, and both black metal materials and agricultural products by 5.6%. Prices for construction materials and non-metallic products fell by 4.7%, while textile raw materials decreased by 2.0%. Conversely, prices for non-ferrous metal materials and wires increased by 4.7% [2] Group 2: Month-on-Month Changes in Industrial Producer Prices - In August, production material prices increased by 0.1%, contributing approximately 0.08 percentage points to the overall PPI increase. The mining industry saw a 1.3% rise, while raw materials increased by 0.2%, and processing prices remained unchanged [3] - Living material prices decreased by 0.1%, impacting the overall PPI by about 0.03 percentage points. Food prices rose by 0.1%, clothing prices were stable, while general daily goods and durable consumer goods prices fell by 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively [3] - For purchase prices, construction materials and non-metallic products decreased by 1.4%, while chemical raw materials and agricultural products fell by 0.4%. Fuel and power prices increased by 0.7%, and black metal materials rose by 0.6%. Prices for non-ferrous metal materials, wires, and textile raw materials all saw a slight increase of 0.1% [3]